FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
AL-KAFI #674 : HUKUM DOKTOR LELAKI MENYAMBUT KELAHIRAN BAYI
What is the ruling on a male doctor delivering a baby and seeing a woman's private parts during childbirth when female doctors are available in the same hospital?
Short answer
By default a man may not look at the private parts of an unrelated woman unless there is a need or necessity.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
By default a man may not look at the private parts of an unrelated woman unless there is a need or necessity. Medical treatment, including assisting childbirth, is permitted because it involves the lives of mother and child and to avoid hardship. The conditions are that a Muslim practitioner must not be replaced if available, the patient is accompanied by a mahram, her husband or a trustworthy woman, and no female practitioner is available. The practitioner may view body parts only as far as the need requires.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak dibenarkan di sisi Hukum Syarak bagi lelaki untuk melihat kepada aurat wanita ajnabi, melainkan terdapat ḥājah (keperluan) dan ḍarurah (keperluan mendesak) untuknya.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #674 : HUKUM DOKTOR LELAKI MENYAMBUT KELAHIRAN BAYI”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2196-al-kafi-674-hukum-doktor-lelaki-menyambut-kelahiran-bayi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-male-doctor-delivering-baby/